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Richard “Dick” Larson

Occupation: Retired Professor
Company: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Born: Bayside, New York

Education:
PhD in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1969)

Career:
Professor Post Tenure, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019-Present)
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1969-2019)
Manager, Independent Consulting Firm, Queues Enforth Development, Inc. (Now 22nd Century Technologies)

Career Related:
Consultant, New York City Rand Institute

Civic:
Past President, Operations Research Society of America; Past President, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; Donor, Various Charities

Creative Works:
Author, “Model Thinking for Everyday Life”, INFORMS (2023); Co-author, “Urban Operations Research” Textbook; Author, “Urban Police Patrol Analysis”

Achievements:
Featured in Millennium Magazine

Awards:
Recipient, Lanchester Prize for Best Publication on Operations Research, “Urban Police Patrol Analysis”

Memberships:
Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; Member, Operations Research Society of America; Member, The Institute of Management Sciences; Member, National Academy of Engineering

Family:
Son of Gilbert and Muriel Larson
Widowed: Mary Elizabeth Murray (Married, 1979-2022)
Three Children
Four Grandchildren

Hobbies:
Walking with his Golden Retriever

Biography Sources:
Inductee, Marquis Who’s Who Top Educator (2024)

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